‘There's no point to race for 50th place’: Peter Sagan explains why he’s a cycling esports ambassador but won’t compete

As a MyWhoosh ambassador, Sagan admires the sport’s evolution, but does he have the watts to compete with today’s virtual cycling stars?

Peter Sagan at the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships
(Image credit: SW Pix)

The UCI ESports World Championships crowned its 2024 rainbow jersey winners in October, with cycling stars such as Tadej Pogačar and Peter Sagan on hand to witness the historic first event held with a live audience. Sagan showed particular enthusiasm and could be seen growing increasingly enthralled by the burgeoning discipline.

The 34-year-old Slovak retired from the WorldTour at the end of 2023 after a long and storied career, which saw him win 12 individual stages at the Tour de France and the green points jersey on seven occasions. He also won three consecutive road world titles in 2015, 2016 and 2017. And among his long list of one-day race wins are the prestigious Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders classics.

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